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ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) IC R ecorder Operating Instructions © 2007 Sony Corporation ICD-SX57 2-894-353- 52 (1) Own er ’ s Record The model number is located at the rear panel and the serial number is located inside the battery compar tment. Record the serial number in the space provided below .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 2 GB For the customers in the United States The following FC C statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 3 GB Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modication to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 4 GB T ab le of C on ten ts Checking the contents of the package ............................................................... 7 Index to Parts and Controls ..................... 8 Getting Started Step 1: Pr eparing a Power Sour ce .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 5 GB Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm ................... 39 Erasing Messages........................................... 42 Erasing Messages one by one ...... 42 Erasing All Messages in a F older ....
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 6 GB T roubleshooting T roubleshooting ............................................. 66 Error Messages (IC recorder) .......... 73 System Limitations .............................. 76 Addtional Informa tion Recording with Other Equipment .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 7 GB Ch eck ing th e c on te nt s of th e p ack age IC Recorder (1) LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2) Stereo ear rec eiver (1) Application Software, Digital V oice Ed.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 8 GB In de x t o Pa rts a nd C on tr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details . Fr ont (headphone) jack* (23, 34, 77) Built-in microph.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 9 GB * Connec t stereo ear receiver or st ereo headphones supplied or not supplied to the (headphone) jack. I f unwanted noise is heard, wipe the headphones plug clean.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 10 GB R emaining battery/Charging indicator When dr y batteries are used, the indicator shows the remaining battery power .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 11 GB R ecording mode indicator Displays the recording mode set using the menu when the IC recorder is in the stop mode, and displays the current recording mode when the IC recorder is in the playback mode .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 12 GB M icrophone sensitivity indicator Displays the current microphone sensitivity when recording with AGC (Automatic Gain Contr ol). (high) : T o recor d at a meeting or in a quiet/spacious place. (low) : T o record for dictation or in a noisy place.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 13 GB Getting Started Getting Started St ep 1: Pr ep ar ing a P o w er Sour c e Installing the batteries 1 Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. 2 Insert t wo LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with corr ec t polarity , and close the lid.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 14 GB While the batteries are charging , “CONNECTING” and the batter y indicator are displayed in an animation. When the battery indicator indicates “ , ” charging is completed.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 15 GB Getting Started When replacing/char ging the batteries The battery indicator on the display window shows the battery condition. Notes Do not use manganese batteries for this IC recorder . When you replace the batteries, insert the new ones within 3 minutes after you remove the exhausted ones.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 16 GB Recording mode LP *7 MP3 (128 Kbps/ 44.1 kHz) Recording Approx. 19 hr . – Playback *2 through speaker Approx. 19 hr . 30 min. Approx. 17 hr . 30 min. Playback using ear receiver Approx. 28 hr . 30 min. Approx. 24 hr .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 17 GB Getting Started 1 Select “DA TE & TIME” in the menu. Pr ess and hold /MENU. The menu mode will be displayed in the display window . Pr ess or to select “DET AIL MENU” and press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 18 GB 3 Press or to select “07y1m1d” and press . 4 Press or to set the y ear , month, day , hour , and minute in sequence, and then pr ess . “EXECUTING…. ” appears and the clock is set.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 19 GB Getting Started St ep 3: Pr ep ar a tio ns Re qui re d be fo re Re co rd ing Recording at a meeting Set “MIC SENS” to “HIGH ” in the menu (page 49). Slide the DIREC TNL switch to “ON” to record a voice coming fr om a specic direction (page 23).
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 20 GB Recording dic tation (using the voice recognition software) Set “MIC SENS” to “LOW ” in the menu (page 49). Slide the DIREC TNL switch to “ON” to record a voice coming fr om a specic direction (page 23).
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 21 GB Basic Operations Basic Operations Re co rd ing Me ssa ges Built-in microphones DIRECTNL OPR indicator (headphone) jack 2 3 1 1 1 This section explains how to record using the AUT O_AGC* setting, to which the IC recorder is pr eset at the factor y.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 22 GB 3 Press (stop ) to stop recording . The IC recorder st ops at the beginning of the current recording . Tips When you purchase the IC recor der, ther e are 5 folders alr eady available, and you can record up to 999 messages in each f older.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 23 GB Basic Operations * One hour after you pause recording , recording pause is automaticaly r eleased and the IC recorder enters the st op mode. ** Y ou cannot select this function in the manual recording mode. Selecting the recording mode Select the recording mode in the “REC MODE” menu.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 24 GB Various Recor ding Modes Ma nua l R ec or din g Mod e 3, 6 7 1, 2 2, 6 Operation indicator 1, 2, 4 1, 2 1 Select the manual recording mode in the menu. Select “MANU AL ” by pressing or in the “REC LEVEL ” menu, and then press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 25 GB Various Recording Modes Pr ess and hold or to change the sound level continuously . The sound level is also displayed as a number below the level meter . 5 Make other settings for rec ording such as “LCF (L OW CUT ), ” “LIMITER, ” etc.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 26 GB 1 Press or to set “ VOR” to “ON ” in the menu, and then press . “ VOR” appears in the display window. 2 Press (r ecord). The recording starts when the IC recorder detects sound. The recording pauses when no sound is detected and “ VOR” and “ ” ash.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 27 GB Various Recording Modes When “ ADD/O VER” in the menu is set to “ ADD, ” you can add a recording to the message being played back. The added recording will be placed after the current message, and will be counted as a part of the message.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 28 GB A ddi ng an Ov erwr it e Re co rd ing du rin g Pl ay bac k 2, 3 4 1 Operation indicator 1 When “ ADD/O VER” in the menu is set to “OVER, ” you can add an over write recording after a selected point in a recorded message .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 29 GB Various Recording Modes 1 Press or to set “ ADD/OVER” to “OVER” in the menu, and then press . 2 During playback, press (recor d). “OVER WRITE REC? [REC] T O EXECUTE” appears. F or details on playback, see page 33.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 30 GB 1 Press DIVIDE/ (bookmark) during recording . An animation which shows dividing appears below the level meter . The new message number is added at the point you pressed the button. The message will be divided into two, while recording continues .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 31 GB Various Recording Modes 2 Press or to select “MIC IN” and then press . 3 Speak into the external microphone and start recording.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 32 GB 2 Press or to select “ AUDIO IN” and then press . 3 Start recording. The built-in microphone is automatically cut o and the sound from the connected equipment is recorded . If the input level is not strong enough, adjust the microphone sensitivity and/ or recording level on the IC r ecorder .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 33 GB Playback/Erasing Playback/Erasing Pl ay ing Ba ck Me ssa ges 1, 2 5 1, 3 (headphone) jack A-B/ V-UP DIVIDE/ 1 4 DPC 1 Select a folder . Pr ess /MENU. Pr ess or to select the folder and then press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 34 GB Listening with bett er sound quality T o listen from an ear receiv er : Connect the stereo ear receiv er supplied to the (headphone) jack.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 35 GB Playback/Erasing When messages are play ed back to the end of the last message When you play back or fast play back to the end of the last message, “MESSAGE END” lights up for 5 seconds and the operation indicator lights up in green.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 36 GB V arious playback modes Y ou can select “1 FILE” playback (one message/le is played back once), “FOLDER” playback (all the messages/les in the selected.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 37 GB Playback/Erasing Adjusting the pla yback speed – DPC (the Digital Pitch C ontrol function) When you slide the DPC switch to “ON, ” you can adjust the playback speed between +200% and –75% of normal speed in the menu.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 38 GB Adding a Bookmark Y ou can add a bookmark at a point in a message and use it during playback. Y ou can add only one bookmark in each message. 1 During playback or stop , press DIVIDE/ (book mark) for more than one second.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 39 GB Playback/Erasing Pl ay ing Ba ck a Me ssa ge at a Des ir ed T ime wit h a n A la rm Y ou can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time. Y ou can have the message play ed back on a specied date, once every week, or at the same time every day.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 40 GB When the set date and time comes At the set time, the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be played back. When the playback ends, the IC recor der will stop automatically at the beginning of that message.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 41 GB Playback/Erasing T o cancel the alarm setting F ollow steps 1 and 2 of “ T o change the alarm setting. ” In step 3, selec t “CANCEL ” and press . “CANCEL ALARM?” is displayed. P ress or to select “YES, ” and press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 42 GB Er as ing Me ssa ges ERASE Y ou can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time. Note Once a recording has been erased, y ou cannot retrieve it. Erasing Messages one by one Y ou can erase unwanted messages , retaining all other messages.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 43 GB Playback/Erasing Erasing All Messages in a F older Select “ERASE ALL ” in the menu (page 53)..
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 44 GB Editing Messages Div idi ng a M ess age in to T w o Y ou can divide a message during playback, so that the message is divided into two parts and a new message number is added to the newer part of the divided message.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 45 GB Editing Messages Mo vi ng Mes sag e t o a Di er en t F old er Note When “ ” is displayed for the folder indicat or, you cannot move a message (page 64). 1 Select the message you want to move . 2 Select “MOVE” in the menu and press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 46 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Ma king Set tin gs fo r th e M enu 1 Press and hold /MENU for more than one second to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press or t o selec t the menu item for which y ou want to make setting and then press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 47 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu settings Menu items Operation mode ( : the setting can be made/ : the setting can be made/ : the setting cannot be made) Sto.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 48 GB Menu items Operation mode ( : the setting can be made/ : the setting can be made/ : the setting cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mode Settin.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 49 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) REC MODE Sets the rec ording mode. STHQ*: Y ou can record with high-quality stereo sound. ST: Y ou can record with bett er sound in stereo. STLP: Y ou can record f or a longer time in stereo.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 50 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) REC LEVEL Sets to record using A GC or to record manually . AUT O_AGC*”: The recording level is aut omatically adjusted, and you can record with distortion-free sound. Y ou can set the microphone sensitivity by changing the setting of “MIC SENS.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 51 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) EFFECT Sets whether to emphasize bass sound during playback. OFF*: The EFFEC T function does not work . BASS1: The bass sound is emphasized. BASS2: The bass sound is emphasized even more .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 52 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) ADD/OVER Y ou can add a recording t o a previously recorded message or an overwrite recording during playback. OFF*: Y ou cannot add or overwrite a recording. ADD: Y ou can add a recording .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 53 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) BACKLIGHT T urns the backlight in the display window on or off. 10 SEC*: The backlight in the display window lights up for 10 seconds. 60 SEC: The backlight in the display window lights up for 60 seconds.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 54 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) ALARM Sets the alarm. NEW*: Set DA TE for playback, SUN (Sunday), MON (Monday), TUE ( Tuesday), WED ( Wednesday), THU ( Thursday), FRI (Friday), SA T (Saturday), or DAIL Y .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 55 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) DA TE & TIME Sets the clock. AUT O*: When the IC recorder is connected to a computer that is running the Digital Voice Editor , the clock will be automatically adjusted according to that computer .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 56 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) USB CHARGE S ets whether batteries will be charged using a USB connection or not.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 57 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer U sin g t he Sup pli ed Dig ita l V oi ce E dit or Softw ar e What Y ou Can Do Us.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 58 GB Sy stem Requirements Y our computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements . IBM PC/A T or compatible – CPU: 266 MHz Pentium® II processor or higher – RAM: 128 MB or more – Hard disk space: 70 MB or more depending on the size and number of sound les you store .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 59 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Note on sending a voic e e -mail When you use Microsoft® Outlook Express 5.0/5.5/6.0 to send a voice e-mail of a message, your computer must also meet the system requirements that the Outlook Express requir es.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 60 GB 1 Make sure that the IC rec order is not connected and then turn on your computer and start up Windo ws. 2 Insert the supplied CD -ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The installer starts up automatically and the welcome window appears.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 61 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Note If you wish to move the software to another drive or directory af ter it is installed, you need to uninstall the software and then reinstall it. The software does not work properly if you just move the les.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 62 GB When you connect the IC recorder to the computer , make sure that the IC recorder is in the stop mode. It is recommend that you disconnect the cable from the computer when you do not use the Digital Voice Editor . Referring to the Help F iles F or details on each operation, refer to the help les.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 63 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Using the Digital V oice Editor Software 1 Connect the IC recorder t o your computer using the supplied USB cable (page 61). 2 Start the Digital V oice Editor supplied and copy MP les from your computer t o the IC recorder .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 64 GB 3 Remove the IC rec order from your computer , and then press /MENU to select the folder you want . 4 Press or to select a le you want to play , and then press .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 65 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer *1 The name of the folder in which MP3 files are stored will be displayed on the IC r ecorder as it is, so it is convenient if y ou put an easy-to- control name to the folder in advance .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 66 GB T roubleshooting T ro ubl esh ooti ng Before taking the IC recorder f or repair , check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks , consult your nearest Sony dealer . IC Recor der Symptom Remedy The IC recorder cannot be turned o with a display in the window .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 67 GB Trouble sho oti ng Symptom Remedy “FILE FULL ” is displayed and you cannot operate the IC recorder . 999 messages have been recor ded in the selected folder or 1012 messages (when there are 5 f olders) in total have been recorded .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 68 GB Symptom Remedy Playback speed is too fast or too slow . The playback speed is adjusted in DPC. Slide the DPC switch to “OFF” or display the menu and adjust the speed in DPC again (pages 37, 50). “--:--” is displayed.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 69 GB Trouble sho oti ng Symptom Remedy The charging indicator is not displayed. Y ou are not using rechar geable batteries. Rechargeable batteries have been inserted with incorrect polarity. The USB cable is not connected properly.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 70 GB Symptom Remedy The “UPDA TING DA T ABASE” display does not disappear . If the IC recorder is required t o process excessive amount of data, “UPDA TING DA T ABASE” may be displayed f or an ex tended period of time.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 71 GB Trouble sho oti ng Symptom Remedy The IC recorder or “Memor y Stick ” cannot be properly connected. Check that the installation of the software has been successful. Also check the connection as follows: When using an external USB hub, connect the IC recorder directly to the computer .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 72 GB Symptom Remedy Display does not work during saving, adding, or deleting of messages. It tak es a longer time to copy or delete long messages. After completing operations, the display works normally . It tak es too long to convert a le format.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 73 GB Trouble sho oti ng Error Messages (IC rec order) Error message Cause/Remedy BA T TERY L OW Y ou cannot format the memor y or erase all the les in a folder because of insucient battery power . Prepare new batteries to replace the current ones.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 74 GB Error message Cause/Remedy SET DA TE&TIME Set the clock; other wise, you cannot set the alarm. SET ADD/OVER WRITE “ ADD/OVER” in the menu is set to “OFF . ” Y ou cannot add a recording or an ov er write recording.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 75 GB Trouble sho oti ng Error message Cause/Remedy CANNOT OPERA TE If the selected le is an MP3 le, you cannot add priority marks or bookmar ks, divide a message, add a recor ding, or an overwrite recording. Y ou cannot move a message, because ther e is more than one folder that has les with same name.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 76 GB Sy stem Limitations There are some syst em limitations of the IC recorder . T roubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the IC recorder . Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot record messages up to the maximum recording time .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 77 GB Addtional Information Addtional Information Re co rd ing wi th Othe r Eq uip men t T o (headphone) jack T o record the sound of the IC recorder with other equipm.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 78 GB U sin g a US B A C A dap to r ( not su ppl ied ) T o USB connec tor USB cable (supplied) Y ou can charge the rechar geable batteries (not supplied) by connecting the IC recorder to an A C outlet using a USB AC adaptor (not supplied).
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 79 GB Addtional Information * This is an approximation for the time it takes to charge from no remaining battery power to full battery power at room temperature . I t varies depending on the remaining power and the condition of the batteries.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 80 GB On noise Noise may be heard when the unit is placed near an AC power sour ce, a uorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording or playback. Noise may be recorded when an object, such as your nger , etc., rubs or scratches the unit during recording .
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 81 GB Addtional Information Input/Output Microphone jack (minijack, stereo) input for plug in power , minimum input level 0.
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 82 GB In de x Symbols (repeat) A-B/ (priority) ....................................8 A A-B Repeat ..................................................................... 37 Adding an Overwr ite Recording ....................
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) 83 GB In dex LED ......................................................................................52 LIM (limiter) ................................................................... 12 LIMITER .......................
ICD-SX57 GB 2-894-353-52 (1) Printed in China Printed on 70% or more r ec ycled paper using VOC ( Volatile Or ganic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink.
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